Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule sabelane lapha kubhulogi izindaba mayelana nesinqumo esenziwe ngamanye amanethiwekhi omphakathi ngemuva kwemicimbi enobudlova eCapitol nase lapho iStripe ijoyina khona kahle ngeke isasebenza ngezinkokhelo zikaMongameli Trump, oqhubeke nokuthola imali. Futhi yinkampani ye-fintech ephatha ukukhokhelwa kwamakhadi ezigidi zezinkampani eziku-inthanethi nezinkundla ze-e-commerce, kufaka phakathi iwebhusayithi yomkhankaso kaDonald Trump.
Ngalesi sinyathelo uStripe unqamule umthombo obalulekile wemali engenayo yokusebenza kwawo kwezepolitiki futhi uthathe isinqumo sokuvala i-akhawunti yomkhankaso kamongameli yokwephula inqubomgomo yayo yokulwa nokukhuthaza udlame. Lokhu kusho ukuthi iwebhusayithi yomkhankaso kamongameli ngeke isakwazi ukufinyelela izinsizakalo zokucubungula izinkokhelo, okuzovimba umkhankaso kaTrump ekutholeni iminikelo.
I-Stripe kudinga abasebenzisi ukuthi bavume ukungamukeli izinkokhelo zemisebenzi "yobungozi obukhulu", noma iyiphi inkampani noma inhlangano "ebandakanya, ekhuthaza, ekhuthaza noma ebungaza udlame olungekho emthethweni noma ukulinyazwa ngokomzimba kwabantu noma izimpahla", ngokomgomo wayo wokusebenzisa.
Phambilini le nkampani iye yavala ama-akhawunti ngenxa yezenzo ezinobudlova. Ngemuva kokuthi oshayasibhamu bebulale abantu abayi-11 ngesikhathi kuhlaselwa esinagogeni lasePittsburgh ngo-2018, uStripe wavala iGab.com (inkundla yezokuxhumana enesokudla lapho lowo osolwa ngokudubula athumele khona imiyalezo emelene namaSemite).
Umkhankaso kaTrump uthole ngaphezu kuka- $ 1.8 wezigidi eStripe emjikelezweni wokhetho lwango-2020, ngokusho kwamarekhodi eFederal Election Commission.
Umkhankaso kaTrump kanye nokusebenza kwakhe kwezepolitiki ngenyanga edlule kubike ukuthi uqoqe imali engaphezulu kuka- $ 207 million phakathi koSuku lokhetho nasekuqaleni kukaDisemba, njengoba egcwale abasekeli ngama-imeyili nangemiyalezo ecela iminikelo yokusiza ekuphikiseni imiphumela yokhetho.
Ngakho-ke, umkhankaso kaTrump wethule umkhankaso wokuqoqa imali ukuze ukwazi ukubhekana nenqwaba yamacala alethwe ngumongameli ngokumelene nezwe lakuleli. Cishe wonke amacala amacala achithwa, kepha umzamo waqongelela amakhulu ezigidi zamaRandi kwiRepublican Party.
Kodwa-ke, ingxenye ekhulayo yemali yaya ekomidini lezobuholi lezombusazwe elenziwe nguTrump ukusiza ukuxhasa imisebenzi yakhe yangemuva kweWhite House.
Ukuhamba kukaStripe kulandela ukufana okufanayo okuvela kwezinye izinkampani eziningana osika izibopho noTrump noma abameli beRiphabhulikhi ababambe iqhaza ekuphonseni inselelo ukubalwa kabusha kwemiphumela yokhetho.
ICitigroup (C), Marriott (MAR), iCommerce Bank neBlueCross BlueShield ngezinye zezinkampani ezinkulu kakhulu ezimemezele ukuthi zizomisa amagalelo azo e-PAC kuzishayamthetho ezizame ukuhlehlisa imiphumela yokhetho.
Izinkampani zobuchwepheshe eziphatha iningi lokuthengiselana kwezezimali online bathathe isinqumo sokuvimba umengameli.
AbakwaShopify nePayPal babe ngabokuqala ukuthatha isenzo ngokumelene nabashisekeli phakathi kwabasekeli bakaMongameli uTrump ababambe iqhaza odlameni.
I-PayPal ivimbele ama-akhawunti amaqembu athile abasekeli bakaTrump osebenzise imali yokudlulisa imali i-fintech ukuxhumanisa izinkokhelo ukuvikela izenzo zababhikishi eCapitol Hill.
Le nkampani sekunesikhathi ihlasela izishoshovu ezingakwesokudla. Ngemuva kwemibhikisho yaseCharlottesville kanye nezibhelu ezalandela ngo-2017, inkampani yavimba izinhlangano eziningi ezingakwesokudla. Okwamanje,
NgoLwesine olwedlule, iShopify imemezele ukuthi izosusa amafasitela omkhankaso kaTrump. nomkhiqizo kaTrump.
Lokhu ushintsho lwenqubomgomo lwenkampani, eminyakeni edlule eyathi ngeke ilinganise inkundla yayo, kepha eminyakeni yamuva isike ezinye izitolo ezinempikiswano, njengezitolo ezinamaphiko okudla ngo-2018.
Okokugcina uma ufuna ukwazi kabanzi ngayo, ungabheka inothi yoqobo Kulesi sixhumanisi esilandelayo.